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We wish you an enjoyable stay at your chosen Merrimac Wisconsin hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, the Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai, the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip in Macau, Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakesh (Marrakech), the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel in Suzhou China and the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels.

The Beast of Bray Road, possibly a a werewolf, seen near Elkhorn; a young boy whose spirit haunts the Grand Opera House in Oshkosh, where he died from a fall; the spectral lady in a blue hat and the rather shabby male ghost that haunt the American Club Resort in Kohler; giant, finned serpents, as well as spirits and a powerful manitou, in Devil's Lake (Da-wa-kah-char-gra) where the Ho-Chunk nation still celebrate their spiritual rites; the ghost of Mr Pfister, who still walks his phantom dog, in the historic and pet friendly Pfister Hotel, in Milwaukee; the apparition of Adam Bobel (Boebel) seen in Central House, Boscobel, the site of his hotel and where Gideons International was founded; the numerous hauntings and psychic phenomena of Manitowoc Place (formerly the Evergreen Inn Hotel) in Manitowoc; and the fierce, horned and spined Hodag that may dwell in the woods around Rhinelander, are among the true ghost stories, myths and legends of Wisconsin.

The carnivorous, forest dwelling hidebehind, which can conceal itself anywhere (you are safe if you drink beer around the campfire, as the hidebehind loathes the taste of alcohol); many ghosts in Marquette University, Milwaukee; tall tales of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe (scholars regard Wisconsin as his true home and the earliest collected stories were probably in "Legends of Paul Bunyan, Lumberjack" published by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters);ghostly chldren who haunt the Menominee Casino Resort and hotel in Keshena; ghosts and unearthly screams at the haunted, historic and luxurious Retlaw Plaza Hotel in Fond du Lac; the mischievious spirit of "Agatha", the cigar smoking ghost of William Karsten, the playful spectre of little Billy Karsten, as well as other hauntings and psychokinetic manifestations, at the Karsten Hotel (The Historic Karsten Inn) in Kewaunee; the legend of Maiden Rock, one of the sites said to be where the Native American maiden Winona leapt to her death because her father forbade her marriage to the man she loved; and the beings, possibly fairy folk, who live beneath Sinsinawa Mound, are other legendary tales of ghosts and haunted places in Wisconsin.

National Parks, National Forests, State Parks, Nature Reserves, State Forests and Refuges in Wisconsin

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge; Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Peninsula State Park; Wolf River Wildlife Area; Lake Kegonsa State Park; Lake Wissota State Park; Straight Lake State Park; Jefferson Marsh Wildlife Area; Richard Bong State Recreation Area; Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge; Buckhorn Wildlife Area;Amnicon Falls State Park with its covered bridge and waterfalls; Big Swamp Wildlife Area; Cylon Marsh Wildlife Area; the Kickapoo Valley Reserve; Augusta Wildlife Area with wildlife such as bears and deer; Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge; Yellowstone Lake State Park; Natural Bridge State Park; Collins Marsh Wildlife Area; Greenwood Wildlife Area; Wyalusing State Park; Columbus Wetland Public Hunting Grounds; Jackson Marsh Wildlife Area; the large Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest with wildlife such as beavers and black bears as well as wilderness areas such as Rainbow Lake, Porcupine Lake, Whisker Lake, Blackjack Springs and Headwaters; Van Loon Wildlife Area; Waterloo Wildlife Area; Tiffany Wildlife Area; Mirror Lake State Park;Ackley Wildlife Area with beavers, bears and other wildlife; Joel Marsh Wildlife Area with game such as deer, black bears and turkeys; Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee; Killsnake Wildlife Area; Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area; Cylon Wildlife Area; Kickapoo River Wildlife Area; Harrington Beach State Park; Rock Island State Park; Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area; Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area;Sheboygan Marsh Wildlife Area; French Creek Wildlife Area; Jaeger's Island Wildlife Area;Newport State Park, designated as a wilderness;Kohler-Andrae State Park with woodlands, dunes and golden beaches; Wildcat Mountain State Park, overlooking the Kickapoo Valley;Devil's Lake State Park, rich in folklore and named for its Ice Age endorheic (having no outlet) lake;Big Bay State Park, on Madeline Island, with its long beach; Buckhorn State Park; Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area; Copper Falls State Park with its gorge and waterfalls;Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge; and Albany Wildlife Area, are among the national or state parks, forests and refuges of Wisconsin.

Some people say that they have no desire to visit America because they have seen so much of it on TV and in the movies. However, there is no substitute for the real thing. It is well-known that in Europe you should see London, Paris, Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice and Athens but in the USA you should see Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, St Louis, Kansas City, Dallas, Indianapolis, Houston, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Sitka, Anchorage, Santa Fe, Miami, Corpus Christi, Minneapolis, San Diego, Savannah, Chicago, New York, Sacramento, Atlanta, Skagway, Detroit, Philadelphia, Fairbanks, Fort Lauderdale, Washington DC, San Francisco, Honolulu, Salt Lake City, Juneau, New Orleans and Boston. Then perhaps you can say that you are familiar with the United States of America. Mount Rainier National Park, Mount McKinley and fabulous wildlife in Denali National Park, the Ozarks, the Arctic wilderness of Alaska, Yosemite National Park, Marvellous scenery and sea life in Kenai Fjords National Park, the Florida Keys, the Disney resorts, Bryce Canyon, the wild west town of Tombstone, the beach at Waikiki in Hawaii, Hawaiian volcanoes such as Mauna Loa, the Appalachians, the plantations and bayous of the Mississippi Delta, Niagara Falls, the Adirondacks, the Grand Canyon, Native American nations such as the Navajo and the Hopi, Mount Rushmore, the California coastline, rodeos, Route 66, the Okefenokee Swamp, Yellowstone National Park, the Everglades and Glacier Bay National Park are other places, sights or events that can justify your claim to know America. Camelopard.com hopes that you find its travel advice and anecdotes helpful or amusing.

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